Larry Ross Brennan
Jan 6, 2023
Larry Ross Brennan was born November 2, 1948 in Glendale, California, the oldest son out of five children born to Lewis and Lillian Brennan. He left this life Friday, January 6, 2023 at the age of 74 at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, Kansas.
Larry married Donna Penner in 1977 and to this union two daughters...
Phyllis Jean Sherman
Dec 20, 2022
Phyllis Jean Sherman, 90, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at the Hill Top House in Bucklin, KS. Born August 23, 1932, at Coldwater, KS, she was the daughter of Ben and Edith (Parker) Schultz.
Phyllis was a lifetime resident of the Coldwater, KS area. She attended Coy Country School and graduated as Valedictorian from Coldwater High...
Mary Louise Fitzwater
Nov 29, 2022
Mary Louise Fitzwater, 75, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. Born March 17, 1947, at Overland Park, KS, she was the daughter of John W.H. and Mary Louise (Denney) Mattoon.
Mary graduated from high school in Overland Park, KS and attended Kansas State University. On May 31, 1969, she married...
John Ward Herd
Nov 17, 2022
John Ward Herd died November 17, 2022 at Via Christi Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. He was born May 31, 1951 at Ashland Hospital to Hern (Looie) Herd and Maureen (Harden) Herd. John was a lifetime resident of Protection, Kansas. He attended Protection Public Schools, graduating from Protection High School in 1969 where he was a standout basketball player. After...
Gay Lyn Unruh
Nov 14, 2022
Gay Lyn Unruh, 65, passed away Monday, November 14, 2022, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. Born December 12, 1956, at Coldwater, KS, she was the daughter of Charles Junior and Lydia Elizabeth "Beth" (Stivers) Hatfield.
Gay Lyn was a lifetime resident of Comanche County, KS and was very proud to call Wilmore, KS home. She...
Nellie Roberta Ellis
Nov 1, 2022
Nellie Roberta Ellis, 94, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at Pioneer Lodge in Coldwater, KS. Born July 13, 1928, in Woods County, OK, she was the daughter of John Westley and Effie (Scates) Hoffman. Growing up, Nellie and her sister, Belle, played guitar and sang at church.
On July 18, 1946, five days after her 18...
John Milford Mcneely
Sep 12, 2022
John Milford McNeely was born February 25, 1932, at the family farmhouse near Quinlan, OK, to his parents William Dexter McNeely and Sarah Ruth Compton McNeely. John was the youngest of seven siblings including Marge, Neel, Jean, Bruce, W.D., and Mary Lou. He went to be with the Lord on September 12, 2022, at age 90.
John...
Tomi Faye Chilek
Jul 15, 2022
Tomi Faye (Huck) Chilek, age 70, of Burleson, Texas, passed away on July 15, 2022. She was very loved and will be greatly missed.
She was preceded in death by Eugene Huck (father), Luane Huck (mother), and Terrance Huck (brother). She is survived by Albert Chilek (husband), Amy Steinert (daughter), Jean Young (daughter), Darby Lund (daughter), Megan...
Gary Richard Jarnagin
Jun 14, 2022
Gary Richard Jarnagin, 84, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at the Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS. Born September 22, 1937, at Ashland, KS, he was the son of Richard and Bessie (Nicholas) Jarnagin.
Gary lived in Coldwater, KS, until first grade. In 1944, the family moved to a farm north of Protection, KS. He graduated...
Ronald Mearl Wilcheck
Jun 3, 2022
Ronald Mearl Wilcheck, 81, passed away Friday, June 3, 2022, at Pioneer Lodge in Coldwater, KS.
Born April 7, 1941, at Hutchinson, KS, he was the son of Melvin and Margaret (Billings) Wilcheck. He was the oldest of 3, with 2 brothers, Keith & David. All have preceded him in death.
As a young man,...
Larry Gene "Tub" Lousch
May 29, 2022
Larry Gene "Tub" Lousch, 81, of Coldwater, Kansas, died Sunday, May 29th at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka Kansas, of complications due to battling dementia.
Larry was born on September 29, 1940 in Coldwater, Kansas, to John and Geneva Lousch. He was one of eight children born to the couple. His brothers were Ronald, Richard, Roger all...
Phyllis Rafler
May 19, 2022
Phyllis Rafler, 96, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2022, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center in Wichita, KS. Born February 25, 1926, in a farmhouse east of Coldwater, KS, she was the daughter of Levi and Dora (Metzger) Steadman.
Phyllis grew up in Comanche County, KS and graduated from Coldwater High School in 1944. On July 20,...
Larry Dean Hatfield
Apr 26, 2022
Larry Dean Hatfield "LD" age 79, peacefully passed away at home in Wichita Kansas, April 26, 2022. He was born on February 3, 1943 in Wichita, KS to Lydia Elizabeth and Charles Hatfield, who have preceded him in death. He graduated from Coldwater High School in 1961, attended Fort Hays State University and went on to The Dallas Institute...
Sandra Lee Moore
Apr 25, 2022
Sandra Lee Moore, 71, passed away Monday, April 25, 2022, at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge, City, KS. Born July 31, 1950, at Protection, KS, she was the daughter of Alva "Cap" and Opal (Huffman) Young.
Sandra attended Protection Schools in Protection, KS and graduated from Protection High School in 1968. She was baptized at the...
Judith "Judy" Elizabeth Smith
Apr 24, 2022
Judith Elizabeth "Judy" Smith, 77, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022, at her residence in Protection, KS. Born November 20, 1944, at Wellington, KS, she was the daughter of Richard Norman and Elizabeth Anastasia (Wells) Crowley.
Judy grew up in Kansas City, MO and attended high school in Westboro, MO. On April 21, 1963, she married Garry...
Doris J. Daniel
Mar 15, 2022
Doris Joann Daniel was born on June 22, 1927 and passed away March 15, 2022 at the Minneola, KS Hospital. She was born on a farm near Wright, KS to George C. Lenz Sr. and Lulu Latatia Crego Lenz. She grew up in the Dodge City school district.
She married Arlon Victor Daniel of Stamford TX, November...
Beverly Eyvonne Koehn
Mar 10, 2022
Beverly Eyvonne Koehn, 87, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2022, at Protection Valley Manor in Protection, KS. Born November 6, 1934, at Protection, KS, she was the daughter of James and Alice (Kettlewell) Van Dorn.
Beverly was a lifetime resident of Protection, KS. On February 12, 1951, she married Clinton Dennis Koehn at Coldwater, KS. He preceded...
Howard Lynn Monroe
Mar 10, 2022
Howard Lynn Monroe, 78, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2022, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. Born April 11, 1943, at Chetopa, KS, he was the son of James Albert and Hazel Decima (Collins) Monroe.
Howard was nearly a lifetime resident of Comanche County, KS, moving there when he was five. He attended Wilmore Schools and...
Mary May Eubank
Feb 28, 2022
Mary May Eubank, 65, passed away Monday, February 28, 2022 at Baptist St. Anthony's Hospital in Amarillo, TX. Born July 22, 1956, at Coldwater, KS, she was the daughter of Chester Willard and Dorothy Edna (Corbin) Friend.
Mary attended Centerview County School, a two-room schoolhouse, through 6 th grade, graduated from Freedom High School in Freedom, OK...
Jimmy "Jim" Allen Moore
Feb 21, 2022
Jimmy Allen "Jim" Moore, 86, of Protection, passed away February 21, 2022, at Protection Valley Manor, in Protection, KS.
He was born September 6, 1935, in Ashland, KS, to Russell and Irene (Klasser) Moore.
Jim attended school at Protection High School, graduating with the class of 1953 and went on to attend Fort Hays State...
